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The Art of winning 'without playing well'

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast

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The Disadvantages of a Good Performance

Brentford defended in a pretty deep 532 and kept trying to deny United or the space. They were playing with Rashford at number nine, who wasn't really being fixed. He was rowing a lot and they got an awful lot of corners. But it was interesting to see post match when you look at the stats that Brentford had one chance, a one-on-one against the head, which they missed. So you look at that and go, oh, even all the bull were not really broken down at all, but 10 hard was quite positive. I think we almost overestimate what a good performance is sometimes.

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